HC Deb 19 May 1994 vol 243 c573W
Mr. Ainger

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make it his policy that the NATO small arms testing and proofing facility will remain in the United Kingdom.

Mr. Aitken

This is a matter for collective decision by the NATO authorities.

Mr. Ainger

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make it his policy that the NATO small arms testing and proofing facility will continue to be based at the Pendine regional test centre.

Mr. Aitken

The proof and experimental establishment at Pendine is, in common with all such test and evaluation facilities, subject to a review by the director general of test and evaluation. Options arising from this are still being considered, but I hope that an announcement can be made in the not too distant future. This will be followed by a period of consultation with interested parties.